Prohibition in Canada
The Effect Of The Booze Ban In Canada
The Origin Of Prohibition
Prohibition is the act of forbidding something by law. A rough form of prohibition was introduced in 1864, where if voted by the majority, the sale of alcohol was restricted in that area. Throughout many stages alcohol was later outlawed in all provinces during the first world war. Alcohol was banned because "was an obstacle to economic success, social cohesion and to moral and religious purity".
Fun Fact
Alcohol was illegal in Prince Edward Island until 1948, that means that alcohol was provincially banned for 47 years.
First 3 Provinces to Join Prohibition
Prince Edward Island
Joined Prohibition in 1901
Alberta
Joined in 1916
Ontario
Joined in 1916
Why Did Prohibition Fail
Prohibition failed for many reasons but there was definitely a few more prominent ones. The first one being that alcohol is so easy to make and regardless of it's legality, it's still going to be made. This led prohibition to fail because the government how easy it is to make alcohol and they also noticed the quantity of people who are still drinking. These facts made them resort to the logic of "Well if everyone is drinking anyways, we may as well make tax money on it".